Marc Marquez on top in Brno test with Pedrosa a close third fastest

Fresh from an important podium finish, Championship leader Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa were back on track in Brno for a one-day test, held in sunny and fair weather conditions that were cooler than yesterday’s race, with air and ground temperatures of 25° and 34° C, respectively.

The Repsol Honda men worked on HRC’s intense programme which included testing several new updates and which focused on improving the bike’s setup.

Marc was fastest of the day with his time of 1’55.209” on lap 67 of 77, while Dani finished the day third with a time of 1’55.399” on lap 46 of 52.

Marc Marquez

1st 1'55.209

“Today was positive and I’m very happy because we did a lot of laps with a good feeling since the start of the test. We started early this morning and we went on until the evening with a new thing to try in every run. It’s tough when you have such a busy schedule, but Honda is working hard and that’s great motivation for a rider; we did a great job in testing everything that they brought here to Brno. Michelin is also working hard towards the future and brought a new front tyre here to test. Honestly it didn’t work as we were hoping for but it’s very good for us to see how much effort they give in trying to always improve, and surely today they gathered some useful information. As usual, towards the end of the day we put all of the best things together and we’ve done a good lap time. The fastest lap wasn’t the main target though, as it was more important to work for the future. In the end we’ve found several positive things and we’ll use something in the next race. I’m happy with the direction we’re taking and with the work we’re doing.”

Dani Pedrosa

3rd1'55.399

“Today we worked hard trying to improve on the feeling we had in yesterday’s race and actually we did have a better feeling. The great change today was the track conditions, which were very good. The weather was perfect and the asphalt offered very good grip with a lot of rubber on track after an entire race weekend. We tried different electronics and suspension setup options and everything I tried was an improvement, so I could be faster and more consistent. It’s difficult to understand how much of this is a result of the track conditions and if it will be helpful on other tracks, so we’ll have to wait and see in Austria in few days.”

MotoGP 2018Monday, August 6th 2018

TestingBrno TestCzech Republic

Results Session

Sunny

Humidity

48%

Track Temp

34°C

Air Temp

25°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1’55.209

2

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'55.342 / 0.133

3

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'55.399 / 0.190

4

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'55.517 / 0.308

5

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'55.609 / 0.400

6

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1'55.771 / 0.562

7

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'55.918 / 0.709

8

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'55.939 / 0.730

9

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'55.986 / 0.777

10

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'56.032 / 0.823

11

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'56.111 / 0.902

12

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'56.366 / 1.157

13

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'56.566 / 1.357

14

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1'56.622 / 1.413

15

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'56.697 / 1.488

16

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'56.855 / 1.646

17

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'56.885 / 1.676

18

Luthi Tom

12

SWI

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'57.034 / 1.825

19

Guintoli Sylvain

50

FRA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'57.843 / 2.634

20

Aoyama Hiroshi

JPN

Team HRC

Honda

1'59.334 / 4.125

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Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.

Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.